Using ASL to discuss Cued Speech

A native cuer recommends appropriate signs for talking about cueing and Cued Speech.

For more information on why "Cued Speech" is actually a misnomer in terms of direct involvement to speech, see:

http://cuedspeech.org/sub/cued/myths_facts.asp

~ About the lady in red: Allison Kaftan was born Deaf and has been cueing since age three. She attended public schools for most of her childhood, using a cued language transliterator, but graduated from the Maryland School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University. She currently teaches English at Gallaudet as a Presidential Fellow and attends the George Washington University.

Kaftan also serves on the board of the National Cued Speech Association (cuedspeech.org) and on the committee of CueSign Camp/Conference (cuesigncamp.com).

Category:

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Tags:

• deaf
• culture
• ASL
• Cued
• Speech
• sign
• language
• interpret
• interpreting
• cueing

[Tar2006]

Hello, I want you to understand something that Cued Speech isn't recognized as official language. ASL is official recognized as official language. I don't recommend anyone to learn how to use cued speech. I thought it is just ridiculous to do it. You seem good job in ASL and keep this way.. Thanks! :)

[queenalpo]

You're right, it isn't a language. It's a way of expressing English, just like speaking or writing. That's why it's great for ASL - no more butchering ASL to fit English. Now we have a way to directly access spoken English visually, and ASL can continue developing without too heavy an intrusion of spoken English.

[Cuemommy]

Ali---really enjoyed watching this. I definitely will share this with other people who really don't know how to sign the term "Cued Speech".

[jenniferbien]

Thank you Allison!! It would be great if you could post lots of these to help clarify these issues for everyone.

[mainstreamlife]

Hi I am Beatrice. I grew native cuer too and i like your vlog. I did vlog some of my experience and how i cued. You are welcome to watch and i enjoy ur video. :D

[danieljamesgreene]

It's nice to see someone so pleasant and fluent in ASL talking about cued speech. Thanks for the information!

[doubleohnine]

Gah! i wish i was fluent in sign language.

[jeannie4kids]

Cued Speech seems like its for the hearing people to understand and communicate with deaf users of cued speech?

[sailboatfreak65]

Hello, I am from Canada, my old teacher tried to teach the cue speech, but this old teacher realized that we were a way behind with studies if we kept on cue speech, then my old teacher decided that it is not worth at all, and she found that we catched up equally on studies with ASL, On my forseen on cue speech is kind of waste time and not very accurately, but it may help to speech better, overall, it needs to remove out of earth.

[xenophile2]

I appreciate knowing the way to sign "cued speech," because I admit to being one of the people you say "cool it" to :)

[phreerider]

She didn't used Cued Speech in this video clip. She used ASL (American Sign Language) talking about cued speech.

[hoeyhemp]

Tar, your so damn right !

[Forlaniz3]

WOW! i wish i could cue and respond to you in a vlog! this was great.